The word "ape" was put together by four pieces of paper, and the word "ape" was the prototype that Qi Lao finally showed.
"What about this?"
"Look down and see who wrote it?"
This statement caught the attention of the audience. There was a seal and an inscription at the bottom left of the four pieces of paper, clearly written with "Yu He Zhang Shu".
Who is Yu Hezhang, Secretary-General Yu! Supervision of this art exhibition!
Since learning about such a person from Cheng Hanliang, Li Langyu simply asked for his words. There have always been many antiques of calligraphy and painting sent to the Cheng family, and it is not difficult to get such a collection.
"Several seniors have really high vision, and none of Secretary-General Yu's words can make it to the table."
The jury's seat suddenly sighed and looked at each other, quite embarrassed. After a long time, one of them suddenly said, "Who can guarantee that you are genuine?"
Li Langyu wanted to pick it up, but a voice suddenly came down from the second floor, strong and powerful - "Is it genuine, I naturally know." Accompanied by the sound of going downstairs, Li Langyu realized that it was still upstairs. Someone, and this person, is that at the Secretary General.
As soon as Yu Hezhang walked down, the atmosphere in the room was different. The three judges all left their seats, obviously to give way. Yu Hezhang looked at Li Langyu, and then at the pair of words, and said calmly, "The last time General Cheng searched for this early work, it was for this."
"Insects are easy to find, but apes and cranes are hard to find." Li Langyu added, "Humble but not stupid, it's a good word."
Yu Hezhang raised his eyes and said with a smile, "You did your homework well."
It is said that at a dinner a few years ago, two officials wanted to ask Secretary-General Yu for calligraphy, but the two were extremely poorly received by the people, and Secretary-General Yu did not refuse, leaving "ape crane insect sand" on the spot. These four characters, "Insect Sand" were given to the two, and "Ape Crane" was given to an educator and a painter at the same table.
King Mu of Zhou marched in the south, and his army was completely destroyed.
Yu Hezhang sat in his seat, raised his eyes and asked, "I heard that you are from the Central University, then I have a few questions, you can talk about it."
Li Langyu was still wondering how the other party knew about her, but she couldn't control much, waiting to ask questions.
"I know that the people in Peiping are very concerned about the art exhibition. As a supervisor this year, there are indeed many things that I have not done well. However, since I was in office, I was planning for my government, and many things have not been black and white since I became an official." He At this moment, he turned his attention to Li Langyu and said, "In ancient times, there was a town of jade carving in Zhenping County. The ancestors used to do this business for generations. The jades that came out were exquisite and spiritual, but they never exported them. It is said that It is the rules of this town, if the craftsman has the intention of exchanging jade for money, he will never be able to make good jade again."
He paused and continued: "It just so happened that there was a famine one year, the village was poor, food was in short supply, many people starved to death, and fewer people were making jade. At this time, a foreigner came and said, I have money, If you have food, as long as you exchange jade in the future. In the end, if life is important, the people in the village did the same. After the famine, everyone still carved jade, and began to use it in other cities to make a living, and the life in the village gradually improved. , but the jade produced is not the same as before, it's just plain."
Yu Hezhang's story is here, seventy-eighty-eighty also understand, a conflict between a fish and a bear's paw.
"If it were you, how would you choose?" he asked Li Langyu.
Li Langyu asked back, "It's in the secretary's heart, which is the fish and which is the bear's paw?"
Yu Hezhang nodded, meaning that he was asked, and he said calmly: "I have the answer, but not yours."
Li Langyu thought about it for a while, and said, "If you want to survive, you will destroy the pond to get turtles and feed your hunger. But if you don't ask for it, you will cut yourself off. No matter how you look at it, it will be a dead end." This is a difficult problem, but he Speaking of which, there was a kind of ease that he didn't even notice, and it was common for him to end up in a dead end. Li Langyu slightly wrinkled his nose and said, "Then follow your heart, since no matter how you go, the mountains and rivers will be cut off. , it's better to choose your own heart."
Yu Hezhang raised his eyebrows and said leisurely, "I might have an idea with you when I was young."
Li Langyu waited for his turn, and sure enough, Yu Hezhang stood up from his seat and paced in front of the crowd, "I know that during this time everyone is talking about our Peiping Art Fair, saying that officials and businessmen are colluding, and that there are illegal ways. , and also said that the art exhibition is an empty shell, in fact, it wants to make it convenient for foreigners. These, I will tell everyone here today with someone, what you heard is true and false. "
As soon as these words came out, there was a lot of noise around, no matter who it was, they never thought that the secretary at the position would really admit the muddy water in it.
Yu Hezhang toured around, and then said loudly: "Speaking of our Beiping, it can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. At that time, it was called 'Ji'. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was also called 'Dadu', and then the Ming Dynasty Yongle moved the capital.' "Beijing" changed from 'Beijing' to 'Beijing', and now, it has changed back to 'Beijing'." He shook his head and smiled helplessly: "Beiping means 'Peace and Peace in the North', But it seems like history doesn't always work out."
"Not only Peiping, but also the whole North, the whole of China, is now in a 'famine'. If I am just an ordinary person, I can take my heart, fish and bear's paw, and take what I need, but I happen to be in In this career, there are 1.67 million Peiping people behind me, and sometimes I have to do things like healing sores and gouging out flesh, there must be a choice, whose heart should I follow?”
At this time, Yu Hezhang turned his face to Li Langyu again, but the words he spit out were for everyone, "Today you speak for Qi Lao, then you know that there are countless others like Qi Lao in this art exhibition. People, they were born and raised, they are all memories of Peiping, and now they have all been sacrificed, can you take care of it?"
The window paper of the facts was stripped naked, and the questioning came violently and forcefully. Qi Weinan was stunned, the three judges were dumbfounded, and the crowd returned to silence, leaving Li Langyu in the center of the hall to meet the questioning alone.
This is the truth, the answer to the mystery of the fish and the bear's paw, and the despair of the powerlessness of the stone without the sea.
Li Langyu's expression was a little empty, his thoughts were scattered all of a sudden, and he couldn't get together no matter how he got together, he began to think about some people and things in the past, for example, if his father Fu Pinghui, what would he do, he remembered the family drama troupe at that time There are many people who were orphans and eventually became his father's disciples. Or, what would he do if his aunt Bai Jingqiu, she could take care of him at that time, but couldn't take care of her own daughter, or, if... What about Cheng Hanliang? Fu Pinghui often asked him to learn more from this proud student. If Cheng Hanliang was here, what would he do
He thought about it for a long time, and finally found that there was nothing he could do. He couldn't help but even laugh at himself, laughing at himself.
"Then I still have to persevere." He said, "One person is also a care, and two people are also a care. How much care is there? I understand the difficulty of the secretary. In this world, it is important to survive, but there are also many The most important thing is to survive. For Qi Lao, ancestral craftsmanship is more valuable than life. Jade exchange for money loses its spirituality, and does not solidify its ingenuity for tile. There is always someone who has to persevere for them. The original intention of the bear's paw."
The sunlight outside the window swept through the bright glass, and the sun had reached the center, illuminating the room so brightly that even the dust was clear. Yu Hezhang slowly turned sideways, and a warm smile flashed in his eyes: "That's fine. Fortunately, you are young and can speak so calmly. I can't tell."
Qi Weinan and the others breathed a sigh of relief, seeing what the secretary meant, it was done. Li Langyu was still a little worried, and asked what to do about Qi Lao's affairs. Yu Hezhang came to the table and said, "Fortunately, you are not alone in this matter." He raised his eyes to the second floor, where there was a curtain. , there seems to be someone inside, Yu Hezhang said loudly: "General Cheng, you have to owe me a favor for this."
Chapter thirty six
Yu Hezhang said loudly, "General Cheng, you have to owe me a favor for this."
It was this loud voice that made General Li Langyu realize that Cheng Hanliang was here.
The curtain was rolled up, and the screeching sound was like the wind in the hall. Li Langyu stood downstairs, looked up and saw that familiar face.
It stands to reason that Cheng Hanliang's appearance was not what he expected, but he felt surprisingly calm that it should be the case. His eyes were dark, without dodging, with a gleaming light, and the corners of his mouth raised an indiscernible arc, as if it was a secret contest and pride. In Cheng Hanliang's eyes, he looked like this.
The matter of Mr. Qi was particularly kind to Yu Hezhang and was resolved satisfactorily. In a short while, the father and daughter would be able to return to the old house on Gulou Street. Cheng Hanliang was talking with Secretary Yu inside, Li Langyu asked Xiaoye to take the Qi family back first, and Butler Zhang's car was parked outside, which meant we wanted to go together.
Li Langyu sat in the back seat of the car, showing a hint of tiredness. He didn't sleep all night. After the nervousness, his brain completely froze into a mess. He just wanted to rest on the back seat for a while. Just as he was about to tilt his head, Cheng Hanliang happened to be there At this time, it was supported by the shoulders.
"Last night Lao Zhang said that you ran out in a hurry without saying hello. I guess you will most likely come here." He leaned back calmly, allowing Li Langyu to naturally be separated from him for a small distance. distance. He knew what the other party was thinking.
Li Langyu lowered his eyes, kept silent, and curled his right hand slightly. Cheng Hanliang only stared for a moment, without looking into it, he took that hand over and slowly opened his palm. Li Langyu worked for Mr. Qi all night, and got a little cut and glue marks in the middle. Cheng Hanliang squeezed his hand and said slightly helplessly: "How can people's skills in a lifetime be so simple and easy to learn? , this hand is still good to practice calligraphy."
Li Langyu pursed her lips tightly, her eyes widened.